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Where does “scheut” come from?

scheut (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schote, from Old Dutch skuti, from Proto-Germanic skutiz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

scheut (Dutch): shoot, sprout of a plant; a small amount of...

Definitions

  1. shoot, sprout of a plant; a small amount of...

Ancestry of “scheut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschote—
2Old Dutchskuti—
3Proto-Germanicskutizshooting, shot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “scheut”

  • schimpscheut
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